In brief

La République en marche, the party of the centrist president, Emmanuel Macron, has a comfortable majority in the National Assembly, along with its ally, the Mouvement démocrate. Mr Macron is pursuing plans to reform the tax system, social welfare and education, and immigration, and we expect significant legislative progress. On the international scene Mr Macron is championing the fight against climate change and pushing to reform the EU, in part through a revived Franco-German partnership.